All 12 Uses
bailiff
in
Where the Crawdads Sing
(Edited)
- Then he added stick figures of the bailiff, the judge, and the recorder and explained their roles.
p. 257.3bailiff = court officer responsible for keeping order in the court
- "That's the bailiff, Hank Jones," he said as a lanky man of sixty with a hairline that receded past his ears, making his head almost exactly half bald and half not, walked to the front of the room.
p. 258.9
- "That's Miss Henrietta Jones, the bailiff's daughter, the court recorder," Tom explained as a young woman, as tall and thin as her father, walked in quietly and sat at a desk near the judge's bench.
p. 259.2
- Bailiff Jones called, "All rise."
p. 259.4
- On Monday morning, after Tate's visit, when Kya was led into the courtroom by the bailiff, she kept her eyes away from the spectators, as she had before, and looked deep into the shadowy trees outside.
p. 293.1
- Folks had made a stir when they walked in with Tate and sat downstairs in the "white area." But when the bailiff reported this to Judge Sims, still in his chambers, the judge told him to announce that anybody of any color or creed could sit anywhere they wanted in his courtroom, and if somebody didn't like it, they were free to leave.
p. 293.5 *
- The bailiff represented the lowest-ranking male and depended on his belt hung with glistening pistol, clanging wad of keys, and clunky radio to bolster his position.
p. 320.6
- A few minutes later, the bailiff knocked on the door and led them back into court.
p. 334.8
- At 4:30 the bailiff led Kya toward her seat.
p. 345.8
- The foreman, Mr. Tomlinson, handed a small piece of paper to the bailiff, who passed it to the judge.
p. 346.8
- The bailiff then took it from Judge Sims and handed it to Miss Jones, the recorder.
p. 346.8
- Then, following the bailiff, she walked with Jodie toward the back door of the courtroom and, as she passed the windowsill, reached out and touched Sunday Justice's tail.
p. 348.7
Definitions:
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(1)
(bailiff) court officer responsible for keeping order in the court including custody of the jury, and custody of prisoners while in court
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) In the United Kingdom, a bailiff is an officer of the court who is employed to execute writs and processes and make arrests etc.